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Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
11-3 · USA
VS
November 19, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.5lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Charles Johnson def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson32/600/100:00
Zhumagulov43/770/100:21
R2
Johnson33/560/000:40
Zhumagulov46/771/200:42
R3
Johnson50/930/100:17
Zhumagulov30/800/100:00
Total
Johnson115/2090/200:57
Zhumagulov119/2341/401:03

Scorecards

Johnson vs Zhumagulov

RdDerek ClearyDouglas CrosbySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-99-1010-99.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2828-2929-2827.9-29.1

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 13 Johnson · 0 Zhumagulov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Johnson-Zhumagulov.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
JohnsonWin probabilityZhumagulov
54.1%45.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
24%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Johnson, blue toward Zhumagulov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%23%19%
Submission15%27%7%
Decision27%50%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2067)act 115
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.6)act 0
Zhumagulov46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%9%
Submission9%20%5%
Decision26%56%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1549)act 119
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.3)act 1
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R218%
R38%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Johnson
59.4%-150
Zhumagulov
+15039.5%
Most takedownstie 25.9%
Johnson
30.2%+145
Zhumagulov
-14543.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 49.2
49
Over 49
39.5%
+151
Exactly 49
1.0%
push
Under 49
59.6%
-151
062123
Zhumagulov
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
39.2%
+152
Exactly 36
1.3%
push
Under 36
59.5%
-152
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
33.1%
+155
Exactly 1
15.6%
push
Under 1
51.2%
-155
035
Zhumagulov
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
43.0%
+133
Under 1.5
57.0%
-133
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Johnson54.1%60.3%−6.2-173
Zhumagulov45.9%39.7%+6.2+140
By method
Johnson by KO/TKO12.7%19.0%−6.3+341
Johnson by submission12.9%7.3%+5.6+1042
Johnson by decision28.5%33.2%−4.7+152
Zhumagulov by KO/TKO10.8%8.9%+1.9+846
Zhumagulov by submission10.9%4.8%+6.1+1650
Zhumagulov by decision24.2%26.7%−2.5+214
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.6%75.9%+2.7-440
Over 2.5 rds60.8%67.6%−6.8-259
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.7%63.1%−10.4-207

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.0Striking60.5
Johnson +9.5
15.0Grappling33.3
Zhumagulov +18.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonZhumagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1485
1513
Divisional
1486
1497
Striking offense
1502
1502
Striking defense
1491
1500
Grappling offense
1497
1493
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'4"
70"
Reach
66"
Switch
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
0.80
Strikes landed / min
3.98
55%
Strike accuracy
44%
0.80
Strikes absorbed / min
4.70
59%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
Takedown accuracy
19%
54%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
20%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Charles Johnson
  • LMuhammad MokaevU-DEC R3
    Close +3764mo before
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
  • LJeff MolinaS-DEC R3
    Close +1566mo before
  • LManel KapeKO/TKO R1
    Close +23311mo before
  • WJerome RiveraSUB R1
    Close -2921y 4mo before
  • LAmir AlbaziU-DEC R3
    Close -1111y 10mo before
  • LRaulian PaivaU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1422y 4mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2
Zhumagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
43% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Zhumagulov
1
UFC fights
5
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
51.1 min · 10.2 avg
10y 2m
Career length
11y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Johnson
Zhumagulov
7W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
68W–17L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Wins
10W–5L · 66.7%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
58W–12L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Zhumagulov
73W–26L · 73.7%
Overall
106W–45L · 70.2%
47W–17L · 73.4%
Wins
69W–28L · 71.1%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
37W–17L · 68.5%
Distance striking
Johnson
Zhumagulov
2.76
Landed / min
4.93
41.2%
Accuracy
42.6%
61.5%
Defense
57.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
16.9%
Time at distance
75.8%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Zhumagulov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
Takedown accuracy
18.5%
53.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.29
3.7%
Control share
59.0%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head25%(3)div 62%
  • Body50%(6)div 22%
  • Legs25%(3)div 15%
Zhumagulov
  • Head36%(74)div 62%
  • Body37%(75)div 22%
  • Legs27%(54)div 15%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Charles Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.